A shock ultimatum was given to Royal Borough staff - sign new contracts or face dismissal. Angry demonstrators gathered as councillors agreed at a meeting of the employment panel to impose new contracts on all staff.

Bungling police apologised after wrongly accusing a taxi driver of failing to pay a parking fine dating back 13 years. Mohammed Matlub Khan was sent a collection order to pay £30 for a fixed penalty notice police insisted was issued in May 1999.

The Mayor of Slough Cllr Arvind Dhaliwal meets family and friends. A family fun day is being held at IQRA Primary School in memory of Ayesha Farooq, 23. IQRA Primary School, Fernside, Wexham Rd, Slough